Professional/Chartered company secretaries Pay Data UK

About Professional/Chartered company secretaries

Chartered company secretaries and governance professionals ensure companies conform to relevant legal, statutory and financial requirements and monitors standards of corporate governance.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• coordinates governances meetings, such as board and annual general meetings, writes minutes and resolutions
• analyses internal processes and systems, recommends and implements procedural and policy changes
• advises on the company's legal responsibilities and relevant regulations and liaises with external regulators, auditors, lawyers and other professionals
• produces registers of shareholders, annual company reports
• submits companies information to Companies House and the Stock Exchange
• maintains registers of shareholders and administers share options schemes and payment of dividends
• oversees various administrative functions such as the pensions and insurance cover of employees, health and safety, auditing and estate management

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Entrants usually possess a relevant degree and significant relevant experience. To gain chartered status you must pass the Governance Institute's qualifying scheme, which is required to be the secretary of a public limited company.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.